Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant — Infectious Disease; Inpatient

About the Opportunity

RWJ Barnabas Health has an immediate opportunity for a full-time Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join inpatient consultation and follow-up service with a well-established private practice in Central New Jersey. Affiliated primarily with Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ, the role is 100% in-patient focused and work in collaboration with or under the supervision of our Infectious Diseases Physician(s).

No outpatient clinic or nursing home responsibilities.

We welcome you to join a dynamic, forward-thinking Infectious Disease practice embedded within a vibrant 500+ bed multispecialty teaching hospital in New Jersey — where clinical excellence meets community impact and academic engagement. This position offers a structured, transparent compensation model that combines a competitive base salary with a productivity (wRVU) incentive, so your earning potential grows directly with your clinical output.

• Enthusiastic and collaborative  group, team-based culture
• Deeply involved in community-based infectious disease care
• Focus on inpatient consultations and subsequent hospital care, including complex and immunocompromised patients
• Active in antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention efforts at our affiliated hospital(s)
• Supportive, collegial environment with billing, scheduling, and administrative support provided by the practice

• Active, unencumbered New Jersey license as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) or Physician Assistant (PA)
• National certification in good standing (ANCC or AANP for NP; NCCPA for PA)
• DEA registration (or eligibility/willingness to obtain)
• Experience in infectious disease, internal medicine, hospital medicine, or critical care strongly preferred
• Comfortable managing complex hospitalized patients including immunocompromised conditions
• Able to work under New Jersey's required collaborative practice/joint protocol arrangement with a supervising physician
• Strong documentation and coding discipline — visit-level accuracy (CPT coding) directly affects incentive compensation
• Reliable, detail-oriented, and comfortable working within a data-informed, productivity-based pay structure

• Conduct daily inpatient infectious disease follow-up visits (subsequent hospital care) at the practice's affiliated hospital(s)
• Round on an average panel of approximately 25 hospitalized patients per day
• Collaborate with the supervising infectious disease physician(s), hospitalists, and intensivists on diagnosis and treatment planning
• Accurately document and code visit levels (CPT 99232 / 99233, and applicable add-on codes such as G0545) to ensure appropriate reimbursement
• Assist with antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention/control activities in coordination with the hospital

• Full-time, Monday through Friday inpatient rounding
• 1-in-3 weekend rotation (approximately 17 weekends per year), compensated separately from weekday duties (see Compensation & Benefits)

The anticipated base salary for this position is $137,000 - $148,000 per year, benchmarked to regional market data for infectious-disease-focused inpatient Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. The final offer will depend on several factors including the candidate's experience, certifications, and credentials.

• Productivity (wRVU) incentive: Eligible for a quarterly productivity bonus based on inpatient wRVU volume above an annual threshold. Full details provided at offer stage.
• Weekend coverage pay: Separate compensation for the 1-in-3 weekend rotation, structured on a per-diem or per-encounter basis (details finalized at time of offer).
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Comprehensi…